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Since we are going through the Total Transformation DVD’s and CD’s, we thought it would be good to explain what the Total Transformation workbook is all about, since it’s a major part of the program. The Total Transformation workbook is 118 pages, and it starts out explaining a little about the program, and a little about James Lehman who came up with it. Right away after that it starts the training – it suggests you watch the Jump Start DVD, then you’re instructed to answer some questions about your child. These questions are designed to help you identify the behaviors that your kid needs ... Read Full Story

By Julie Hellstrom Mexican Train Dominos is a great game that we've recently been introduced to, but we found the rules in the game we bought to be a little confusing. These are the Mexican Train Domino rules we learned to play that seems to best suit our younger kiddos. The dominos themselves are different than regular dominos because they go up to double 12's. One cool thing is that if counting dots is hard for your little ones, you can buy these dominos that have numbers instead of dots. The game go basically like this - each person takes a number of tiles ... Read Full Story

Parenting Allies - A Parenting Forum and Social Network site We were thinking it would be cool to have a social site similar to Facebook just for parents - then we found out a way to create your own social network, so we went ahead and did it! We decided to call it Parenting Allies , because in today’s world parenting is a tough job, and we need all the friends or allies we can get! So what is Parenting Allies? Parenting Allies is simply a place for you to go and share with other parents. There are many areas you can participate in, ... Read Full Story

Because I was a tomboy and have always felt comfortable around males (I had two male roommates during my last year of college), when I found out, five and a half years ago, that I was pregnant with a baby boy, I was very excited. I also looked forward to having my own father involved in his life, more so - I imagined - than he was during my childhood. Growing up with a sister always made me that much more interested and curious about males since they were a little foreign to me. I was jealous of my friends who had brothers, either ... Read Full Story

Failure To Thrive is a blockage in normal increases in height and weight that can lead to interruptions in the normal development and normal maturation. Failure To Thrive is a diagnosis given to babies who are consistently less than the normal weight for their age or who do not show weight gain for unclear reasons. There could be many causes. Many reasons for this involve social and environmental factors that work together to keep the infant from getting the nutrition the infant needs. Often, medical conditions prevent a infant from developing normally. Another important contributing factor is the child's own intolerances and sensitivities. If ... Read Full Story